State v. Jones

This criminal appeal arises from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Linzell Jones was convicted of aggravated arson and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment at hard labor, with the first 2 years to be served without benefits. Jones now appeals his conviction *588and sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm Jones's conviction and sentence.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2016, the City of Monroe Fire Department and Police Department responded to a fire at 105 Vegas Drive, the home of Tayran Jones, Jones's now ex-wife. After investigating the fire, which…